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The hypothetical poor chump came out of it knowing how to draw a stickman in javascript, right? Can't be that bad then. If "coding bootcamps" are really the n
by Crito 13y ago
The hypothetical poor chump came out of it knowing how to draw a stickman in javascript, right? Can't be that bad then.
If "coding bootcamps" are really the new "Learn [whatever] in [X] Days", then does that imply that those book are currently regulated, or should be regulated? Should the State of California protect poor chumps from books that might artificially raise their egos?
- ericd 13y agoIf they buy one of those books and work through it but don't get a job, they're out of some time and maybe $30, but they have some skills now. If they go to one of those boot camps thinking they're going to get the same job as someone who did a 4 year degree at an elite school and did a ton of side projects, they're probably now out of >$10k with arguably less skill than the person who went through the books. I'm all for the government preventing fraudulent advertising. That's one of the things they're there for.
- Crito 13y agoWhat is the bar here? If I sell a self-help book for many thousands of dollars and people mistakenly ascribe undeserved value to my books, is California going to attempt to step in to protect the poor chumps? I suspect not.
- ericd 13y agoThere's always more to focus on than can be focused on, but if you're doing a lot of damage to people via fraudulent claims, I would hope that regulators would come down on you hard.
- minddog111 13y agoyep then what about 4 year factor,s they just pose a threat to degree mill,s who do the same thing the fact is you can learn to code in12 weeks to some degree i am teaching my 4 year old to code ror and he is getting it